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A 6 page discussion of Native American survival into
contemporary times even in the face of great odds. Notes the
perceptions of Alexis de Tocqueville on his trip to the U.S. in 1831 and
asserts that even given the dire predictions Tocqueville made, the
Native American has managed to not only survive but in many cases to
prosper. Relates the economic success of the Mississippi Choctaw as
testament to this assertion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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File: AM2_PPnaTocq.rtf
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"One of the things which most piqued our curiosity in coming to America was the thought of traveling along the frontier of European
civilization and, if time allowed, of visiting some of the Indian tribes which have preferred to flee into the most savage solitudes rather than submit to what the white man
calls the pleasures of social life" (Carey, 2002, PG). Written by Alexis de Tocqueville
during his journey to the United States in 1831, these words call to memory the fascination which Tocqueville held for the indigenous peoples of the Americas. At the same
time, however, they reveal a certain aura of superiority, a view that the Native Americans were not only less than the whites who invaded their land but even savage.
Tocqueville continues his train of thought but lamenting the loss of the wilderness, noting that "everywhere the hut of the savage had given place to the house of the civilized
man" (Carey, 2002, PG). Unfortunately, such a view was not uncommon during the early history our country. The perceived contrast which Tocqueville noted between white and red, between
savage and civilized, was an ever-present factor, in fact in the interactions between the indigenous occupants of this land and those who arrived uninvited on her shores. This perception
would set the stage for the manner in which the two culture interact even today. Tocqueville had traveled to the United States to
study a democracy that, in comparison to the French attempt at democracy, was tremendously successful. In his attempts to understand the various factors that interrelated to allow this success
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